Improvement in handles fok cutlery, tools



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JOHN T. HAVILAND, OF SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA.

Letters Patent No. 110,358, dated December 20, 1870.

IMPROVEMENT IN HANDLES FOR CUTLERV, TOOLS, &c.

The ScheduIe referred to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all whomit may concern Be it known that I, J 011x '1. HAYILAND, of San .Francisco, in the county ofSan Francisco and State of Galitbrnia, have invented an Improved Material for theJIannfiIc-ture of Handles for Cutlery, Arms, and Tools; and I do hereby declare that the following description is sufiiciently full to enable any person skilled in the art .or science to which it most nearly appertains to make and use the same, withont further invention or experiment.

The object of my invention is to provide an improved handle for cutlery, arms, and tools; and

It consists in the application of orcelain or other baked .or bnrnedwclay or earthy'matter, either-of a fusible or non-fnsibleznature, as a material fromwhioh' to manufacture said handles.-

lhe earthy 'inatter is first molded to the desired Form, and then baked or burned in the usual manner..

The handle can be ornamented as desired.

The process of mixing together the various clays and classes of earthy matter, in order to convert them into wares. by baking is too well understood to require afnrther explanation in this connection.

Handles manufactured from the Move material will be cheaper than the'ordinary bone or-ivory handle, but will render equal service, when properly made; besides. they will have the'advantage. of being impervious to water, grease, or other liquid, and will not become discolored by use or time.

Hi ving thnsclescribed my ihvention,

What I claim, anddesire to secure by Letters Patout. is'

As a newarticle of manufacture, a handle for outlery, arms, and" tools, composed of baked or burned clay or earthy matter, substantially as above set forth.

In witness that the above-described invention is claimed by me I have hereunto set my hand and seal.

JOHN'T. HAVILAND, [n s.]

Witnesses HENRY A. BENJAMIN, EDGAR V. THOBN. 

